Colorado
Big 12 · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$19.7M - $25.6M
#37 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+26
42 in, 38 out
Top Model Price
$1.4M
Dylan Manuel
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#61 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Colorado player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Manuel | DL | starter | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| 2 | Isaac Wilson | QB | starter | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 3 | Ezra Christensen | DL | starter | $994K | $994K |
| 4 | Joseph Williams | WR | starter | $904K | $904K |
| 5 | Danny Scudero | WR | starter | $893K | $893K |
| 6 | Julian Lewis | QB | rotation | $848K | $848K |
| 7 | Boo Carter | S | starter | $624K | $624K |
| 8 | Emory Floyd | CB | starter | $616K | $616K |
| 9 | Preston Ashley | S | starter | $550K | $550K |
| 10 | Tyler Moore | DL | starter | $509K | $509K |
| 11 | Balansama Kamara | EDGE | starter | $509K | $509K |
| 12 | Xavier McDonald | WR | starter | $485K | $485K |
| 13 | Jayvon McFadden | IOL | starter | $444K | $444K |
| 14 | Jayven Richardson | OT | starter | $444K | $444K |
| 15 | Demetrius Hunter | IOL | starter | $444K | $444K |
| 16 | Bo Hughley | OT | starter | $444K | $444K |
| 17 | Ben Gula | IOL | starter | $444K | $444K |
| 18 | Cree Thomas | CB | starter | $387K | $387K |
| 19 | Braylon Edwards | S | starter | $387K | $387K |
| 20 | Micah Welch | RB | starter | $364K | $364K |
| 21 | Liona Lefau | LB | starter | $360K | $360K |
| 22 | Gideon Lampron | LB | rotation | $326K | $326K |
| 23 | Sincere Brown | WR | rotation | $323K | $323K |
| 24 | Carson Crawford | LB | starter | $278K | $278K |
| 25 | Colby Johnson | LB | starter | $278K | $278K |
| 26 | Santana Hopper | DL | rotation | $273K | $273K |
| 27 | Zach Atkins | TE | starter | $259K | $259K |
| 28 | Hykeem Williams | WR | rotation | $249K | $249K |
| 29 | Samu Taumanupepe | DL | rotation | $200K | $200K |
| 30 | Lamont Lester Jr. | EDGE | rotation | $200K | $200K |
| 31 | Naeten Mitchell | S | depth | $187K | $187K |
| 32 | Jeremiah Brown | LB | depth | $179K | $179K |
| 33 | Immanuel Ezeogu | EDGE | rotation | $163K | $163K |
| 34 | Dekalon Taylor | RB | rotation | $158K | $158K |
| 35 | Ernest Campbell | WR | rotation | $156K | $156K |
| 36 | Leon Bell | OT | rotation | $148K | $148K |
| 37 | Jose Soto | IOL | rotation | $148K | $148K |
| 38 | Josiah Manu | OT | rotation | $148K | $148K |
| 39 | Preston Hodge | CB | depth | $141K | $141K |
| 40 | Charlie Offerdahl | RB | rotation | $134K | $134K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Colorado: 42 in, 38 out, net star flow +26. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liona Lefau | LB | 4 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Boo Carter | S | 4 | IN | Tennessee | winter |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. | WR | 4 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Kam Perry | WR | 3 | IN | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Yamil Talib | EDGE | 3 | IN | Charlotte | winter |
| Lamont Lester Jr. | EDGE | 3 | IN | Monmouth | winter |
| Danny Scudero | WR | 3 | IN | San José State | winter |
| Damian Henderson II | RB | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | winter |
| JaQuail Smith | RB | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | winter |
| Balansama Kamara | EDGE | 3 | IN | Albany | winter |
| Naeten Mitchell | S | 3 | IN | New Mexico State | winter |
| Dylan Manuel | DL | 3 | IN | App State | winter |
| Santana Hopper | DL | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| Tyler Moore | DL | 3 | IN | Coastal Carolina | winter |
| Immanuel Ezeogu | EDGE | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Toby Anene | EDGE | 3 | IN | North Dakota State | winter |
| Gideon Lampron | LB | 3 | IN | Bowling Green | winter |
| Tyler Martinez | LB | 3 | IN | New Mexico State | winter |
| Justin Eaglin | CB | 3 | IN | James Madison | winter |
| Cree Thomas | CB | 3 | IN | Notre Dame | winter |
| Taj White | OT | 3 | IN | Rutgers | winter |
| Ernest Campbell | WR | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | winter |
| Isaac Wilson | QB | 3 | IN | Utah | winter |
| Jayven Richardson | OT | 3 | IN | Missouri | winter |
| Vili Taufatofua | EDGE | 3 | IN | San José State | winter |
| Jose Soto | IOL | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | winter |
| Ezra Christensen | DL | 3 | IN | New Mexico State | winter |
| Fisher Clements | TE | 3 | IN | Northern Colorado | winter |
| Sedrick Smith | DL | 3 | IN | Maryland | winter |
| Randon Fontenette | S | 3 | IN | Vanderbilt | winter |
| Emory Floyd | CB | 3 | IN | App State | winter |
| Bo Hughley | OT | 3 | IN | Georgia | winter |
| Jason Stokes Jr. | CB | 3 | IN | Utah | winter |
| Demetrius Hunter | IOL | 3 | IN | Houston | winter |
| Jaydan Hardy | S | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Samu Taumanupepe | DL | 3 | IN | Baylor | winter |
| Sean Kinney | IOL | 3 | IN | Lafayette | winter |
| Leon Bell | OT | 3 | IN | California | winter |
| Paul Omodia | CB | 3 | IN | Lamar | winter |
| Richard Young | RB | 3 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Jah Jah Boyd | S | 3 | IN | Indiana | winter |
| Jayvon McFadden | IOL | 3 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Jordan Seaton | OT | 5 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Omarion Miller | WR | 4 | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| DJ McKinney | CB | 4 | OUT | Notre Dame | winter |
| Reginald Hughes | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Tawfiq Byard | S | 3 | OUT | Texas A&M | winter |
| Tyrecus Davis | CB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jehiem Oatis | DL | 3 | OUT | Ole Miss | winter |
| Brandon Davis-Swain | DL | 3 | OUT | Texas A&M | winter |
| Alexander McPherson | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Penn State | winter |
| London Merritt | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Clemson | winter |
| Tawfiq Thomas | DL | 3 | OUT | Georgia Tech | winter |
| Christian Hudson | DL | 3 | OUT | Boston College | winter |
| Terrell Timmons Jr. | WR | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Teon Parks | CB | 3 | OUT | TCU | winter |
| Dallan Hayden | RB | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Gavriel Lightfoot | DL | 3 | OUT | San Diego State | winter |
| Tyler Brown | IOL | 3 | OUT | James Madison | winter |
| Dre'lon Miller | WR | 3 | OUT | Baylor | winter |
| Shaun Myers | LB | 3 | OUT | UAB | winter |
| Carde Smith | OT | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Simeon Price | RB | 3 | OUT | Oregon | winter |
| TJ Branch | S | 3 | OUT | UCF | winter |
| John Slaughter | S | 3 | OUT | Purdue | winter |
| Carter Stoutmire | S | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Brady Kopetz | TE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Isaiah Hardge | CB | 3 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Ryan Staub | QB | 3 | OUT | Tennessee | winter |
| Mantrez Walker | LB | 3 | OUT | UAB | winter |
| Kam Mikell | WR | 3 | OUT | Georgia Southern | winter |
| Noah King | CB | 3 | OUT | Sacramento State | winter |
| Samuel Okunlola | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Cooper Lovelace | IOL | 3 | OUT | Baylor | spring |
| Terrance Love | S | 3 | OUT | Mississippi State | spring |
| Tavian Coleman | DL | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Braden Keith | CB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Walker Andersen | OT | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Nikhil Webb Walker | EDGE | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Kyle Carpenter | CB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$7.3M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$161.7M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.